M 3.6 in Greece on 02 Sep 2009 18:28 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 3.6M
Depth: 2 Km
Lat/Lon: 38.12 , 23.27
Event Date: 02 Sep 2009 18:28 UTC
02 Sep 2009 21:28 Local
Exposed Population:
4370000 people within 100km
Source: EMSC
Inserted at: 03 Sep 2009 07:23 UTC

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake GDACS score
EMSC 0.5 0.5
Scaled population (vector) n.a  
  C1 earthquake n.a  
  C2 earthquake n.a  
  Country Vulnerability n.a  
  INFORM_normalised n.a  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDAlertScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
64917 0.5 02 Sep 2009 18:28 3.6M, 2km N/A 4.4 million (in 100km) 12:55 EMSC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Greece , Region of Central Greece and Evvoia. The nearest places are Athínai, Kallithea, and Kato Alepokhóri.

Radius Population
100 km 4.4 million people
75 km 4.2 million people
50 km 3 million people
20 km 53000 people
10 km 4600 people
5 km 1100 people
2 km <1000 people

Affected Provinces

Country Region Province Population
Greece Central Greece and Evvoia -
Greece Peloponnisos 1.1 million people
Greece Thessalia 730000 people
Greece Aegean Islands 460000 people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kato Alepokhóri Attiki Greece Village - 5 km
Athínai Greece Capital 760000 people 44 km
Kallithea Attiki Greece Major city 110000 people 44 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Megara 6 Mil. Paved No 4100 17 km
Elefsis 44 Mil. Paved Yes 8900 28 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Megara Oil Terminal Greece 16 km
Megara GRMGR Greece 19 km

More information

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